Discussion of how "Diversity is a Journey, Not a Destination"
Presented to 150 Chief Information Security Officers at Conference

June 05, 2017 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fortress Information Security announced today that its Vice President of
Global Business Development, Juliet Okafor, JD, a frequent speaker on
gender and racial diversity in the cyber security industry, will present
at the Cincinnati CISO Executive Summit, taking place June 6, 2017 at
the Westin Cincinnati.

The Cincinnati CISO Executive Summit provides exclusive, peer-inspired
content, insights from dynamic thought leaders and networking
opportunities for the region’s top chief information security officers
(CISOs). By unanimous vote, the CISOs determined that diversity was a
key issue for the conference.

At the event, Okafor will present “Diversity is a Journey, Not a Final
Destination.” The presentation is focused on the ever-growing demand for
cyber security professionals and how CISOs constantly struggle to
attract and retain the teams they need to keep their organizations
secure. Okafor will explain how strategies to enhance racial diversity
among cyber security teams translate to new pipelines for top tech
talent and how CISOs can think outside of the box to recruit qualified
hires from within their own organizations.

Okafor has spoken at many cyber security conferences and is Chairwoman,
Strategic Partnerships & Fundraising Committee for the International
Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP).

“There is no question that cyber security is a top priority for today’s
CISOs, with daily headlines on cyber attacks and threats illustrating
the increased challenges faced by these managers,” said Okafor. “There
are several steps that CISOs can take and tools they can leverage to
better protect organizations, but the most important step is building a
diverse, talented team of professionals to do so.”

Fortress Information Security is a leader in the market for third-party
risk management solutions that help organizations judge potential cyber
risks that exist in their supply chain. The company announced last month
that it expanded the analytics database of its Risk Identification,
Monitoring & Management (RIMM) Platform to include continuous cyber
security monitoring of more than 2 million businesses.

Fortress Information Security, founded in 2014, is an information
security and cyber risk mitigation company redefining traditional risk
management. The company delivers next-generation capabilities to help
large enterprises upgrade their cyber risk management capabilities, by
making vulnerability and threat management cheaper, repeatable, more
accurate, and more actionable – in real-time. Using the Risk
Identification, Monitoring & Management Platform (RIMM), Fortress helps
companies to better Understand, Visualize and Secure its critical
business assets. Unlike traditional outsourcing and advisory firm
business models, Fortress’ always-on, co-managed RIMM platform combines
next-gen security technology and vulnerability management tools, to more
efficiently operationalize findings, remediation and risk management
across the enterprise. Fortress is one of the first security companies
to seamlessly bundle innovative technology, threat intelligence and
service delivery into a central governance platform. Fortress targets
industries that comprise our country’s critical infrastructure, energy
generation and distribution, financial services and healthcare
companies, where security is a major priority. The company is
headquartered in Orlando, FL, and more information is at www.fortressinfosec.com.